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2 Watch Oak Villa, Watch Oak Hill, Blackham, Withyham, TN3 9TR

WD/2026/0389/FFullRefused

Refused on 20 April 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

REAR EXTENSIONS AND PORCH ENLARGEMENT

Received
20 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Withyham
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated23 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Mar
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided20 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 2 WATCH OAK VILLA, WATCH OAK HILL, BLACKHAM, WITHYHAM, TN3 9TR. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Withyham. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the TN3 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by virtue of its scale, height, massing and flat roofed design, would result in a bulky, dominant and incongruous addition that would fail to appear subordinate to the host dwelling, and is also out of keeping with the existing dwelling and surrounding area by introducing a discordant form of development. Furthermore, its prominent and visually intrusive form, together with increased levels of glazing and associated light spill would result in harm to the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape. The proposal is therefore contrary to GD2, EN6, EN27, DC19 and HG10 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, together with the guidance contained within Chapter 10 parts 2, 3, 4 and 7 of the Wealden Design Guide 2008 and Government Guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN3 9TR
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Withyham

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 February 2026
Consultation expiry
26 March 2026
Consultation start
5 March 2026
Consultation end
26 March 2026
Target decision date
20 April 2026
Committee meeting
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Bruce Gray 3 Mews Cottage London Road Crowborough East Sussex TN6 2TR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
5 March 2026

Additional information

UPRN
10033400946
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Wealden

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